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References
- ↑ "Wilbur Staib" . Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ Gene Smith (Winter 1971). "A Diamond Rotorcraft in the Rough". Air Trails.
- ↑ Gene Smith (Winter 1971). "A Diamond Rotorcraft in the Rough". Air Trails.